After all, where better to turn for inspiration than to the masters of art themselves? When I do this I am not looking for things to copy, I'm looking for elements of art that catch my eye and make me want to pick up my sketchbook. In the case of the pages above, the detail of the square motifs with the contrasting colors made me stop and look closer. I shut the book, grabbed a couple of colored pencils and opened my sketchbook:

After filling a few pages like the one you see above with some random doodles of shapes in contrasting colors I grabbed some Mistyfuse, some fabric and turned on the iron...

"inside out" hand dyed cotton, machine stitched, 12" x 30"

So the next time you're looking for some inspiration consider a trip to the library or the bookstore and grab an art book. You might find just what you're looking for!